| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3287 | Morohashi |
| 2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5408 | Unicode hex code |
accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
601 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
- 従業員 【ジュウギョウイン】 employee, worker
- 専従 【センジュウ】 working exclusively for, working full-time (for)
- 侍従 【ジジュウ】 chamberlain
- 従容 【ショウヨウ】 calm, composed, tranquil
- 従容自若 【ショウヨウジジャク】 having presence of mind, imperturbable, calm and self-possessed, with serenity
- 追従 【ツイショウ】 flattery, sycophancy, adulation
- 阿諛追従 【アユツイショウ】 excessive flattery, adulation
- 従 【ジュ】 lesser (of equal court ranks), lower, junior
- 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
- 類聚 【ルイジュウ】 collection of similar objects, classification by similarity
Kun reading compounds
- 従う 【したがう】 to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to, to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with, to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign), to serve (as), to engage in (work)
- 従える 【したがえる】 to be accompanied by, to be attended by, to take along (someone), to conquer, to subjugate, to subdue
Readings
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- seguir
- obedecer
- doblegar
Portuguese
- acompanhar
- obedecer
- submeter a
- concordar
- seguir
- subordinado
- acidental
- secundário
French
- accompagner
- obéir
- se soumettre à
- se conformer à
- suivre
- s'ensuivre
- secondaire
- accessoire
- subordonné
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 902 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 891 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 727 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1613 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 673 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1050 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1579 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 642 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 628 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 886 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10133 | Morohashi |
| 415 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1745 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 877 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 329 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 903 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2070 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2828.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f93 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
| 538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38902P | Morohashi |
| 3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9023 | Unicode hex code |
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衡器 【コウキ】 scale, balance, weighing machine
- 衡平 【コウヘイ】 balance, equity
- 拡大均衡 【カクダイキンコウ】 an expanded or expanding equilibrium
- 合従連衡 【ガッショウレンコウ】 alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty), (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- balanza
- escala
- peso
Portuguese
- equilíbrio
- vara de medição
- escala
French
- équilibre
- balance
| 1267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1641 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1358 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1585 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 900 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34078 | Morohashi |
| 761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 891 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1828 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2143.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8861 | Unicode hex code |